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It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at her fireworks stand. Briefly left in charge of the stand, Joe does his best not to blow up himself or his friends, but a poorly-aimed skyrocket owned by Allen "Farina" Hoskins triggers a somewhat premature but undeniably spectacular display of pyrotechnics. Meanwhile, the gang's dog Pansy swallows several capsules that supposedly contain nitroglycerine. Though the capsules are basically harmless, they are combustible, and before long Pansy is spitting up explosions all over town. Originally released on June 26, 1927, the silent, two-reel Our Gang comedy The Glorious Fourth is also available in a shortened, TV version, Fireworks, which ends with a cautionary subtitle: "Remember, Kids: If this lesson you've learned/You'll never get burned! DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE!"